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Call Bell Phone 68 r 1 or Beare's Garage W. G. McCLINTOCK SINGLE OOPIES 6c. No. 81 The Prairie Shack : THE Written by Rev. W. H. Black, fro Gravelbourg, Sask. : IB Sia) ; A 1] DA The future student of Canadian History, tracing the development | || {§/ |S | of our country, will doubtless find, amidst the many changes which have " OF CANADA been brought about in the Canadian Northwest since The Hudson Bay oa i HEAD OFFICE - TORONTO * Company gave up their charter, a~most fascinating story-in the pass- ; 4 4 . ing of the Rancher and the advent and settlement of the Homesteader. Cpa FA 0 n Genk ~ Vast stretches of fertile plains, which for decades knew only the . RMERS ) on faem property. 3 trample of enormous herds of cattle, bunches of horses and flocks of " Advances to farmers are made : been pl a vestment in this class of s Di for immediate n ['§ sheep, are to-day transformed into neatly plotted farms and fields of Sea / i % Sew aR : : grain. The days of the cowboy with flest Horse and swishing lariats are wren 2 special feature by this Bank. 238 fading into the past. Broncho-busting is giving place to sod-busting; the excitement of round-up and the branding-corral is superseded by the HG. ORT PER RY BR ANC H # NYA L's S EAS' E M . clanking of powerful tractors snd gang-plows; while "cinching- up" and RR RR RT 7 "hitting the trail" are rendered obsolete by manifold automobile terms. M Kk WwW It is not to be thought that the transformation is coming without ob- . ; . . a es alking Easy \ servation. For not always does the rancher fold his tent like the Arab England in War Time : Drowned While Reli burning t weatiiig feet. Has . and silently steal away, to many of them the transition is most unwel- By Mrs, (Rev. Capt.) Dodds | : ves | ired;\s come. And frequently, from his abode in the hill-country into which "The stately h f Engl » cy prevent - growth of corns, antiseptic [" he has been pressed, the old-timer looks back to the pasture land on the How. bes me ° he and, | Bathing aN deot organ 3 he Convenient to use;" A big package | plains, now dotted with farmsteads, and utters his imprecations,--there So reads iy . rid Sta written' 1b y P nkler top are numerous death Hiions On the other hand the tales of the pioneer | phappier times, a had thrown Wm Joseph Chantler settler, reminiscent tier days, convince us that the advent of the [its cruel shadows over the stately : } 1 Ny al' S 'Foot Bath Tablets homesteader into his heritage was not devoid of parturition pains. homes of nobles, and before the Loses His Life in Antiseptic, soothing In contrast with the sta 3 its : humble cottagers had given their, - p and : n contrast wi telv ranch-house and its spacidus stables dearest as food for German guns, for | Lake Scugog Foot Comfort, Try Bn 25¢ box. and corrals, the first abode of the homesteader is a thing of nought. |, ~*~ and freedom's sake. : Dignified by the name, "The Shack" a term which covers every de- Charles Dickens. th t English .. lake Scugog has claimed another -- scription of Tiabitation, these 'dwelli d : § Lickens, the great English victim, This time a stranger--a man ORVAL BY pi 0 itation, these dwellings are erected, or rather thrown to author, gives us many portrayals of who had passed throu_h the horrors ER gether, out of the materials most abundant at hand. Where lumber [English life and homes, when Christ- ¢ war on the European battle front and shingles are available the frame house is the rule, but in the open |Mas was given over to family re- 10° Jose bis life in a bed of weeds country the sed shack, which according to the proud possessor, is cool , | MONS and hearty cheer; of the love 4 the bottom of muddy Scugog. of the Englishman for his home--now William Joseph Chantler was a re- in summer and warm in winter; has received the homestead inspector's |, thing of the past. Homes have been C y approval as a habitable dwelling. Where bluffs of poplar trées are to |torn up, hearts have been seared, and road soldier Who was discharged be found, poles plastered over with a mixture of mud and straw compose | the blight and curse of war are found po) le OOD a. the walls, and the roof is thatched with hay and sods. Externally de- everywhere. work to Tpport Hself and his young void of symmetry or beauty, internally the minimnm of home comforts. In tue day 2 Sisasier the whole wife he took up the job of soliciting nation has faced the difficulties grim- subscriptions for ~~ Everywoman's 51 ~ : Cotton sheets partition off the sleeping apartments, and unless one is : ; { tie xe as ly and courageously; and its sons with : Stock Insurance, Motor Insu Life tnsu [| coacol to extinguish bis light after getting the lay of his bunk, all that | their backs to the wall, dare the foe, pouse to house canvas of Port betey ue ' ranse, ange > ~i8 going on and coming off will be apparent in the adjoining room, The [to do his worst. last Thursday. Friday morning ey Accident Tasurance, Plate Glass Insurance 'WB | bachelors shacks are generally less inviting, for the average young man Some who have recently travelled chum, James Dandy, arrived on the Dandy was in the same HAROLD Ww. EMMERSON left to himself is ultra utilitarian. In the matter of washing of cups, [in England, say especially of the|9:11 train. ' (Office One House North of the Catholic Church) * and pots, brazen vessels and of tables, he is at least not a pharisee. He [great City of London--thatone would business as Chantler, whom he had PORT PERRY, ONTARIO ho Phone 151 will tell you candidly his supreme need is a good wife; but, as he looks hardly realize the country was at war. met an the hospital from which they : despairingly-at his dirk shack. h ks "I could : ¢ Those individuals could not have seen | had both been discharged. After gespa ng y at his dirty shack, he remarks "1 cou Neyer bring a wife England in her days of prosperity and | chatting together for a short time, in here." A few weeks ago we were presegt at what is a different environ- peace; or the contrast would be sadly Chantler suggested that they go for a ment would be termed a very pretty wedding. The home of the bride's | evident. swim as they could see from the parents was in all simplieity a shack. The bride looked charming in In some respects England has re- | hotel window an inviting looking spot up the lake. So they rambled north ¥ J A M ES Ey w A R D the bloom of yonth and health. The graom was a Norwegian about™®|generated, especially on the drink Jake. ¢ . i isit | over the railroad tracks, turning east twice the age of his bride, and had been keeping bach, he informed us, | question. In the olden days a visit % plug ua + | to some of the busy thoroughfares and | tO the lake and then on through the ~ PIANOS, ORGANS. an il GRAMAPHONES for nine years. After repeated questioning, as to his' Wwhere-abouts on qistricts like Islington, Hoxton, or|Kent property to the old swimming the previous Sunday, he admitted having spent the entire day washing Whitechapel, on Saturday night would | Poo! opposite the Beare farm, ALSO SECOND-HAND ORGANS and scrubbing his shack. Then added significantly "for the last time." [show that the cases of drunkenness| When they arrived at this spot, they PIANOS TUNED MAY i3 and SEPTEMBER Io On the whole, however, the majority of the shacks are well kept and [were appalling, the noise and din is- | found an old punt canoe, and a bit of suing from the licensed houses (in|stick to use as a paddle. Dandy Bell Phone 94 . PORT PERRY, ONTARIO > comfortable; glowing tribut i i i : oodl EL i gn Ros 30 the ogeouty ax anforaty of: the England called public houses); the|didn't like the looks of things, so. he 8 y A om : em, ome sate veritable dovecots neglected children, dirty and tired, [decided to stay ashore. Chantler where man and maiden having plighted their faith and truth to each [that would sit waiting for mother to | paddled out fifty oa sixty yards, and, other are laying the foundation of a Christian home with 'love as the [finish his drink, were sad and sicken- | being stripped for the purpose, he ruling passion. Other shacks betoken the fact that the farmer possesses | ing jumped in and swam about. In a The drunken brawls, the sound of|few minutes Dandy noticed that the » TIONTTIOR ENCY capital and is abreast of the times; while in some 1solated cases abject ! ; drift Rr i Be poverty and bad management are written large. quarrelling and screaming from some Sante i Ling: to return the To + . of these localities into the early-hours We visited a home where the family of five have huddled in a very of Sunday morning were no oar craft. Chantler shouted that he n BB small shack for the past ten years--a stove, table, one chair, and a thing. One unfortunately got used to] couldn't reach 1t, and then almost im- 2 lounge constituted the entire furnishings. The children re cpose on the [thesc things. Now conditions have medial) said Rpt he a becoming 3 floor: i somewhat changed. The men who|éntangled in the weeds, and as & oor; the father occupies the lounge, and the mother has improvised ged. en who Dandy to go for pep, There "wis for herself against one of the walls, outside, a berth on the principle of are strong and of military age are in nothing else for Dandy to do, for be- . : . Fraace, or, in any case, in the King's i " : : the pullman sleeper with an old binder canvas for a curtain, She asked or ae which oS must not Bs tween him and his struggling friend was a mass of weeds, and the only will be in this week : us if we had any books on Astronamy, Apparently she was having [The women have to work, and, brave . ma ds, t . boat in sight was drifting rapidly be- difficulty with the movements of the great dipper. The summer time |women that they are, work hard, too, 2 to keep the little home together while |fore the wind into the open lake. So The crop will be a short one--Not enough to housing problem was so all absorbing, we left the winter problem un- € « " e demand. Place your order early if solved. We regretted having accepted an invitation to dinner but de- the Jather i5.absent, . or--may pever vish a basket. - cided to see it through. There was a plate for each, but evidently only The hen laws separding the sale. of one cup, (without a saucer) in the house, as the host drank his tea from intoxicants have Iogar oy with much he turned and ran across the fields towards Mr Kent's house. A fringe of trees soon hid from sight the scene of the struggle against the clutching a granite bowl and the hostess used a small saucepan. The children |drunkenness, and, where there was weeds. i Before Dandy reached Mr Kent's : adjourned, as often as necessary, to the pump. Our portions were |once disorder, a grim struggle has ae J F. M cCLI N TOCK rationed out with a lonesome fork which was afterwards placed at the helped to sober the people, and food ouge, je ves Ye Smith and 2 Port Perry % 5 Ontario 8 disposal of the guest. Father and mother with the aid of butcher has Come : Wore. Necessary than bathe ata different point along the shore. The companion was despatched : knives ate with dexterity. As for the children, fingers were made before : Canada Food Board License No. 8-10196 » Ing It is rather sad that had t : > forks and spoons. We felt selfish appropriating the only fork, spoon ry TE nad a Mommie to for further help, and the two men ran ES SSC ES and cup in the household; but to have been generous would have been give up an evil that has proved a Ne he Ti iy dl Where | hey Secured 8 disastrons. We thoroughly enjoyed a picnic but prefer picnic condit- [curse for past generations. A lady where aja } > last been oa ions to be the exception rather than the rule. Such an experience is |Missio worker who once saw hundreds, "boo disappeared. Next they ani x A ' drunk on bank holidays and Satur- ; que and might be overlooked apart from an article illustrating the d od fouri th th headed for the old punt canoe, which RS stayed. /jouricen montus Im, Lic being flat bottomed and relieved of its : varied conditions amidst which a missionary moves. Abundant hos- |i; : y recently and saw. less than ten 'a0 P ER RY FRU I M AR K E T pitality and prodigal generosity are the outstanding characteristics, even | cases of drunkenness in that period barden, Nae HOW Nir he : ; though the shacks are small and rude. f : Canada has been churlish over Perhaps the unfortunate man had In the shack of a bright, young bachelor we discovered about two |sending grain to England, saying that | eqched the canoe and was lying ex-_ A Nn wantin th e fin est hundred books and remarked on his excellent library. He assured us it wouly be y3sted In Thy manufacture hausted at its bottom. Such was the 1 0 r an 1 TS. a g the time he had spent on reading the stuff had been about as profitable | el ul be inany years, sven thought of the fowes a5 they put as threshing straw. Then taking down from a shelf a small Bible he |; forth every effort to reach the canoc, ; 8 +|if the war ends soon, before England |p, when they reached it, they found I r emember we car I y told us of a Godly mother who had secretly slipped 1t into his trunk. [will be able to spare grain for any|,. empty. So they took it in tow and "When I had nothing else to read I started to read this", he went op to uch purposes, if the world is to be ,yed back to the shore. x Fives at lowest prices. say, "and believe me it is thie only book." What a tribute to the old By this time Mr Kentand Mr Herb sword of thi w : md Remember, the countries that have | Willams had arrived, and they took Ww e spit. e fancied we heard the angels delivering a been blighted by cannon are not pro-| the boat, while Mr Smith went out in message to a sainted mother in Glory "Tell Mother I'll be there." diein ; t e ; oy : ; : g, nor will produce for many athe canoe, leaving Dandy on shore. sfaction suar an €d : A very busy bird in this land of shacks is "The Stork." Impart- year. The two parties patrolled the lake 3 at ially he calls upon rich and poor. A practical joker too. we think, who | There is no greater change in Eng-juntil finally Mr. Smith located the J : delights in visiting most frequently at the shacks where there is least land than that brought about by the | body face down in about five feet of = room. It is not hard to convince the mother that her babe is the finest [growth of democracy. One of the|water. The other men were soon on greatest curses of the past has been |the spot, and Mr Smith, who had ever and so good; but little Bobbie who has been commandeered to rock y iio 5 Ta hi x : the terrible gap dividing the rich from | bad some experience in such matters, the cradle, while his mother carries on the household duties, has a sus- ihe poor; a 3p Civ a rr he yn jumped in and brought the body to picion that patriotism is being over done and draws our attention to the | mon people, together with the auto-| surface. It was quickly taken ashore fact that the mite of humanity in the cradle is a "red, affair." [cratic methods by which the poor ind oer) Tos was made, to festore h i * i y have been made subject to the rich. | life e efforts were useless The mother expresses her desire to have the baby Baptized before we ve : made subject to the viel body had been in the water nearly an leave the field; so we arrange for a future visit and proceed on our way. 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